Judge Denies Man’s Request To Transfer Criminal Health Care Fraud Suit

Mealey's (June 22, 2020, 10:06 AM EDT) -- HARTFORD, Conn.  — A federal judge in Connecticut on June 18 denied a motion to transfer filed by a former substance abuse clinic owner who is accused of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and wire fraud, finding that California is not a better venue for the action and that the novel coronavirus pandemic does not weigh in favor of transfer (United States v. R. Jeffrey Yates, No. 19-cr-266, D. Conn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107339)....